| 单词 | fatten |
| 释义 | fatten (fætən ) Word forms: fattens , fattening , fattened 1. verb If an animal is fattened, or if it fattens, it becomes fatter as a result of eating more. The cattle are being fattened for slaughter. [be VERB-ed] The creature continued to grow and fatten. [VERB] Synonyms: grow fat, spread, expand, swell 2. verb If you say that someone is fattening something such as a business or its profits, you mean that they are increasing the value of the business or its profits, in a way that you disapprove of. [business, disapproval] They have kept the price of sugar artificially high and so fattened the company's profits. [VERB noun] Fatten up means the same as fatten. The Government is making the taxpayer pay to fatten up a public sector business for private sale. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Phrasal verbs: fatten up 1. phrasal verb To fatten up an animal or person means to make them fatter, by forcing or encouraging them to eat more food. They fattened up ducks and geese. [VERB PARTICLE noun] You're too skinny–we'll have to fatten you up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. See also fatten [sense 2] |
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